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LIVELY MINDS
International NGO from the United Kingdom
Lively Minds is improving the quality of life for deprived children in rural Ghana and Uganda by developing low-cost educational programmes that are run by the communities themselves. Our work enlivens minds and empowers communities to use their own skills and resources to change their lives for the better.
- Active at least since
- 2008
- Status
- No longer registered
- Income 2021
- £1.8M
- Public funds 2021
- 0%
Accounts
Income Expenditure
Source: Charity Commission (England & Wales) — official register
Where the money comes from (2021)
Public funds 0% · Other income 100%
Public funds: grants and contracts from government bodies as declared to the Charity Commission. Other income includes donations, legacies, trading and investments. Many organisations record funds from UN agencies and the European Union as income from charitable activities: in that case the public share is underestimated.
Data table
| Year | Income | Expenditure | Public funds | Staff | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £1.8M | £1.8M | 0% | 61 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2020-12-31 | £2.2M | £1.1M | 0% | 40 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2019-12-31 | £658,090 | £911,661 | 0% | 5 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2018-12-31 | – | – | – | 4 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2017-12-31 | – | – | – | 3 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
Public funds from donor governments
Payments by donor in the last 5 years
| Donor | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USAID (United States) | €17,510 | €778,691 | €943,336 | €2M | €353,988 |
Payments to the organisation reported by the aid agencies of 17 countries (USAID, FCDO, BMZ, Sida and others) in their own IATI data, converted to euros at the year's average rate. They include funds passed on to local partners. Not all donors name the recipient of their payments, so figures may be incomplete; EU funds are in their own section.
Spending on declared projects (IATI)
Only the projects the organisation publishes on IATI: usually a fraction of its total spending (median 14% in our checks).
Countries with projects published on IATI
Uganda ↗ 1
Number of activities published on IATI that mention the country, added up over all years. Platforms that raise funds for other organisations publish every small project as a separate activity. Each country opens on d-portal the list of this organisation’s projects in that country.
Projects published on IATI (most recent and largest)
| Project | Country | Period | Spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improving early years education & health for 3700 deprived children and empowering 600 vulnerable caregivers in rural Uganda through community-run Play Centres. | Uganda | 2013–2015 ongoing | $246,346 |
Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.
Countries declared
Official checks
- Public register
- Charity Commission — No longer registered
- Latest accounts filed
- 2021 (Charity Commission (England & Wales))
Facts from public registers and certification bodies, not a judgement on the organisation; the absence of a label is not a negative sign. Methodology
Timeline
- Registered as a charity
- First publication on IATI
- Removed from the register